Text Chapter 4 Roosevelt Villa Crisis (Part 2)

(Yesterday, Qidian.com had another problem. I couldn’t upload chapters successfully all night. I finished yesterday’s chapters today.)

To assassinate the president in front of all the top Soviet officials, the assailant was considered a very brave person. The assassin's techniques were sophisticated and he had even calculated where he stood.

The surrounding guards were not vegetarians either. Although they were a step slower than the attacker, they still desperately pulled him away two seconds after the opponent grabbed Gorbachev's neck, and several people pushed him to the ground. The guards thought that the attacker just wanted to strangle Gorbachev, but after pulling the attacker away, they realized that it was too late. Gorbachev collapsed on the ground, his breath gradually weakening. At this time, everyone subconsciously looked at the attacker's hand, and they discovered that there was a needle hidden in the ring worn by the attacker on his right hand.

"Call the doctor over quickly, hurry up!" She Ning said angrily.

The attacker, who was controlled by two or three people, sneered, "No need to waste your efforts. This is a toxin specially prepared by the KGB. Gorbachev's heart will stop beating in thirty seconds. Oh, by the way, now only It’s been twenty seconds.”

In a rage, Varennikov punched the attacker's still immature face, and said angrily, "Who ordered you?"

"Yeltsin! For Russia, Gorbachev must die!" the attacker said righteously. He did not hesitate to name the mastermind, which made everyone present feel sad. However, what no one noticed was that the head of the KGB Technical Bureau, Vacheslav Genolanov, who finally came in to witness this scene, used a small camera to covertly record the assassin's actions and words. After that, he raised his head and met Plekhanov's eyes for a while, and the latter nodded to him in a very vague way.

Like all conspiracies when they first emerge, if anyone had been willing to pay attention, they would have discovered that Yanayev had commented on Plekhanov in public seven months ago, calling the director of the Ninth Bureau a A person who is loyal, brave and understands the overall situation. It is said that the two had a secret meeting in private. As for what they said, only the parties involved and God know.

The assassin has been taken down and placed under strict guard. When the doctor rushed to the living room, Gorbachev's heart had completely stopped beating. Although he received emergency treatment immediately and planned to be sent directly to the nearest hospital by special plane, Gorbachev's personal The doctor still revealed to the leaders present that the hope of President Gorbachev's recovery was slim, and he hoped that everyone here could make plans.

Everyone looked at each other, such a sudden change was not within their scope of consideration. Schoening even asked a stupid question to the people present at a loss, "What should we do now?"

"What can be done? The plan will be implemented normally." Plekhanov began to lead the group of people to have the right to speak, taking advantage of the fact that everyone was at a loss to let the plan develop in the direction he set, "We originally wanted to If President Gorbachev is unable to assume the presidency due to health problems, all power will be transferred to Vice President Yanayev, and wouldn’t it be consistent with this when President Gorbachev is assassinated? "

Next, Plekhanov basically said what no one dared to say, "Gorbachev is dead, and the biggest resistance to our emergency committee has disappeared. To say the least, even if Gorbachev He is not dead, and it will be a month before he is rescued. We can use this month to completely rescue him."

Everyone is silent, which is equivalent to acquiescing to Plekhanov's point of view. What everyone needs to do at this moment is to rush back to Moscow immediately to declare a national emergency, instead of staying here to worry about Gorbachev. Life is at risk. Perhaps these people wish Gorbachev would never wake up again?

Bolkin looked out the window. At this time, the Crimea Peninsula, which had been peaceful for almost 47 years, was shrouded in suspicions of political conspiracy. Will Gorbachev's death be like a powder keg in the Balkans, igniting the Soviet Union? Internal wars and conflicts between the participating countries?

Before leaving Foros Villa, Schoening reported this unpleasant "good" news to the members of the Emergency Committee in his office at Foros Villa. The members of the Emergency Committee who received the bad news immediately went to the Kremlin An emergency meeting was held.

On the afternoon of August 18, 1991, in the corridor of the Kremlin that carries more than a hundred years of history, Soviet high-level officials hurriedly stepped across the smooth marble floor and walked towards the highest conference room. Everyone's face looked gloomy, as unpredictable as the weather in Moscow's Red Square.

After closing the heavy mahogany door with intricately carved patterns, the members of the emergency committee gathered at the table, including Yanayev, Pavlov, Baklanov, Yazov, Pugo, Kryuchkov, Sta. Rodubtsev, members of the eight-member committee of Dijakov will further discuss the subsequent declaration of a state of emergency.

"Comrade Yazov please convene a meeting with the commanders of all military regions and issue instructions: According to the situation, maintain order and strengthen the vigilance of military facilities; in other cases, pay attention to listening to the radio and reading newspapers. And when necessary, deploy troops according to the situation to respond to unrest. to carry out suppression in the area," Yanayev said seriously.

"It's just martial law, no need to suppress it, right?" Dijakov said hesitantly, "After all, those people are the people we swore to protect."

"Comrade Didyakov, open your eyes and see clearly. These guys who gather on the streets and try to deny the legitimacy of a regime through street politics only deserve to be called thugs!" Yanayev sneered disdainfully, "And Comrade Kryuchkov, there is no need to keep the news in your heart at this time, it is time to speak out the news you have received about the upcoming riot. "

KGB Chairman Kryuchkov was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Yanayev knew the news he had just received better than he did. He nodded and said, "Everyone, a major disaster is about to happen in the Soviet Union. According to the KGB news, someone To launch armed insurrection against those who seek to overthrow our regime. People were about to surround some strategic locations in the capital, including the TV station headquarters, the train station, and two hotels where the congressmen lived. I also found a blacklist that included the vast majority of government officials who were present at the meeting. names, these government officials and their families will be executed.”

Kryuchkov's words hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer. This kind of bad news is so heavy that people can't breathe. If Moscow is overthrown, the Soviet Union will inevitably fall into civil war.

"So Moscow must be under martial law. We have to mobilize three mechanized infantry regiments, a tank regiment and a reconnaissance battalion of the Manta Division."

Yanayev seemed to have become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union at this time, and issued orders to his colleagues in an orderly manner, "And Comrade Pugo, the secret police of your Ministry of Internal Affairs have also been mobilized to station in Red Square, the Kremlin and the White House, these important area maintenance Martial law, remember to let them carry firearms. If something happens, they will shoot on the spot without mercy. I don't care who the people are, as long as they are against the supreme will of the Soviet Union and trying to cause unrest in the country. , must die.”

"Will we all become alienated from each other?" Pugo was worried that doing so would push the Emergency Committee into the abyss of being an enemy of the people.

Yanayev said coldly, "What? Could it be that if MacArthur in the United States can bloody suppress the veterans of World War I, and the Gwangju incident can occur in democratic South Korea, we are not allowed to take up arms to protect the motherland? Comrade Pugo, if you are too soft-hearted, you will be used with ulterior motives. People take advantage of it.”

Interior Minister Pugo was speechless after being rebuked, while Defense Minister Yazov expressed support for Yanayev's approach. Means it's time to wake up those ignorant fools through iron and blood.

Yanayev is now not afraid of those losers who defected before the battle. Major Yevdokimov supported Yeltsin. Major Agayev was removed from the Moscow Guard by Yanayev half a year ago under one or another pretext. The division was transferred out. Lieutenant General Grachev, Konstantin Kobez, also became a political victim three months ago. The top management of the Guards Division has long been replaced by reliable generals who are loyal to the Soviet Union. It can be said that there is no one around Yeltsin who can shield him from the wind and rain.

"The last mission is to assassinate the Soviet traitor, Boris Yeltsin."